Clarion’s health and safety practice, led by Paul Matthews, has established itself within the firm’s broader commercial dispute resolution offering. The team has grown its portfolio of large corporate clients, advising on complex regulatory investigations, prosecutions, and strategic compliance matters. Lucy Alderson brings depth to the team with growing expertise in food safety compliance and product labelling work.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team - Paul Matthews and Lucy Alderson are great to deal with who deal with a difficult subject with understanding and empathy. They also keep us updated and up to speed with developments and strategy.’

  • ‘Both Paul Matthews and Lucy Alderson are great communicators and take the time to explain a difficult process to a wide range of levels of experience within the client team.’

Key clients

  • Kwik-Fit
  • Electricity North West
  • Northumbria Water

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Paul Matthews

Other key lawyers

Lucy Alderson